IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN) Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 1888. (Syn: Cordula spiceriana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Cypripedium spicerianum Rchb.f.; Paphiopedilum spicerianum f. immaculatum Braem); ORCHIDACEAE: Lady Slipper Orchids – Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer: Paphiopedilum spicerianum (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 19: 144 (1888)….
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan. 125 1830. (Syn: Campanula gentianoides Lam. [Illegitimate]; Campanula glauca Thunb.; Campanula grandiflora Jacq.; Platycodon autumnalis Decne.; Platycodon chinensis Lindl. & Paxton; Platycodon glaucus (Thunb.) Nakai ………………………; Platycodon grandiflorus f. albiflorus (Honda) H.Hara …………………………..; Platycodon mariesii (Lynch) Wittm. …; Platycodon sinensis Lem.); SE. Siberia to Japan and China…
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. (Images by Vijayasankar Raman (1,2-photographed in USA) and Gurcharan Singh (Photographed in Kashmir, India)) Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 28.6.14: Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name Platycodon grandiflorus Campanula glauca, Platycodon glaucus, Platycodon sinensis Campanulaceae Korean Bellflower…
Dendrobium aduncum Lindl., Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 58 1842. (Syn: Callista adunca (Lindl.) Kuntze; Dendrobium aduncum var. faulhaberianum (Schltr.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Dendrobium faulhaberianum Schltr.; Dendrobium oxyanthum Gagnep.); , E. Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as…
Taeniophyllum crepidiforme (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 8: 245 1898. (Syn: Sarcochilus crepidiformis King & Pantl.); Taeniophyllum crepidiforme: Taeniophyllum crepidiforme (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl. Syno nameSarcochilus crepidiformis King & Pantl Habitat: Epiphyte in humid evergreen forest.Distribution: Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim and…
Gentianopsis paludosa (Hook.f.) Ma, Acta Phytotax. 1: 11 1951. (Syn: Gentiana detonsa var. nana Ling; Gentiana detonsa var. paludosa Munro ex Hook.f.; Gentiana detonsa var. stracheyi C.B.Clarke; Gentiana duthiei Gand.; Gentiana stracheyi (C.B.Clarke) Kitam.; Gentianella paludosa (Munro ex Hook.) Harry Sm.; Gentianopsis longistyla Ma; Gentianopsis stracheyi (C.B.Clarke) Holub); …
Lobelia laxiflora subsp. angustifolia (A.DC.) Eakes & Lammers, Novon 9: 384 1999. (Syn: Lobelia angustifolia (A.DC.) Urbina [Illegitimate]; Lobelia cavanillesii var. lutea F.Haage & F.Schmidt; Lobelia dracunculoides Willd. ex Schult.; Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia A.DC.; Lobelia laxiflora f. angustifolia (A.DC.) Voss; Lobelia laxiflora var. brevipes E.Wimm.; Lobelia laxiflora f. fragilis…
Gentianopsis holopetala (A.Gray) H.H.Iltis, Sida 2: 136 1965. (Syn: Gentiana holopetala (A.Gray) Holm; Gentiana serrata var. holopetala A.Gray; Gentianella detonsa subsp. holopetala (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett); Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: Gentianopsis species from Yellowstone NP: A Gentianaceae member observed in Yellowstone National park USA Jul 2012I think this…
Pine Trees for ID : Kodaikanal : 060712 : AK-2: Picture taken on 23/10/08 in Kodaikanal on higher elevation. Unfortunately I don’t have any close ups of these trees as these were photographed before I joined eflora. But I was given to understand that Camphor is made from…
Bulbophyllum pecten-veneris (Gagnep.) Seidenf., Dansk Bot. Ark. 29: 37 (1973 publ. 1974).; Synonyms: Cirrhopetalum pecten-veneris Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 6 (1931). Cirrhopetalum miniatum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 28 (1913). Cirrhopetalum flaviflorum Tang, S.Liu & H.Y.Su, Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 24: 174 (1971). Bulbophyllum flaviflorum (Tang, S.Liu…
Campanula rotundifolia L., Sp. Pl. 163 1753. (Syn: ……………………………………………….); Images by Satish Phadke Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae :: Harebell/Bluebell Campanula rotundifolia Yellowstone.: Harebell/Bluebell Campanula rotundifolia YellowstoneThis small herb was observed at many places in Yellowstone National Park Jul 2012. References: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-365918
Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 121 1868. (Syn: Aerides acuminatissima (Blume) Lindl.; Dendrocolla acuminatissima Blume; Ridleya notabilis (Hook.f.) Pfitzer; Sarcochilus acuminatissimus (Blume) Rchb.f.; Sarcochilus notabilis Hook.f.; Thrixspermum notabile (Hook.f.) Kuntze); Thrixspermum acuminatissimum (Blume) Reichenbach f. (Orchidaceae) has been recollected from Joypur (Assam), India: Please go through…
Ostodes paniculata Blume, Bijdr. 620 1826. (Syn: Ostodes corniculata Baill.; Ostodes kerrii Craib; Ostodes paniculata var. paniculata ; Ostodes paniculata var. thyrsantha (Pax) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Ostodes prainii Gand.; Ostodes thyrsantha Pax); . E. Nepal to W. Malesia as per WCSP; . TREE ID………10/12/2011…………..S.S………..058… Near LAVA. WEST BENGAL: Attachments (3)….
Ostodes paniculata Blume image by Dr. Tapas Chakraborty (photo by Late M. K. Pathak) Species as per Flora of India Vol 23 (2012) (Editors N. P. Balakrishnan, T. Chakrabarty, M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarsimhan & P. Singh- by Botanical Survey of India): Ostodes paniculata Blume 224 …
Russula rosea Pers. ? Russula species- Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP Russula species- Dolkha, Nepal Russula species- Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal Russula species- Kakani, Nuwakot, Nepal Russula species- Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal Russula species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal Russula species- Phedi, Nagarkot, Nepal Russula species ?- Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra …
Gentiana clarkei Kusn., Etud. Monog. Eugentiana 276 1894. (Syn: Ciminalis clarkei (Kusn.) Ikonn.; Gentiana clarkei var. lutescens T.N.Ho & J.Q.Liu; Gentiana hyalina T.N.Ho; Gentiana pygmaea C.B.Clarke [Illegitimate]; Gentianodes clarkei (Kusn.) Omer; Varasia clarkei (Kusn.) Soják (Unresolved)); Tiny herb barley 1-3 cm tall, branched from base; leaves obovate to spatulate, 2-5…
Gentiana hugelii Griseb., Prodr. 9: 108 1845. (Syn: Gentiana marginata var. hugelii (Griseb.) S.Agrawal; Qaisera hugelii (Griseb.) Omer (Unresolved); Images by Gurcharan Singh, inserted by Gurcharan Singh (Please click links to see details). Campanulaceae and Gentianaceae Week: Gentianacea-Gentiana carinata/coronata/hugelii: This mail was originally meant for Botany colleague from Kashmir. I…
Iris lactea Pall., Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 713 1776. (Syn: Eremiris lactea (Pall.) Rodion.; Iris fragrans Lindl. [Illegitimate]; Iris haematophylla Fisch. ex Link; Iris lactea var. lactea ; Iris longispatha Fisch. ex Sims; Iris moorcroftiana Wall. ex D.Don; Iris oxypetala C.A.Mey. [Illegitimate]; Iris sibirica var. haematophylla (Fisch. ex Link) Turcz.;…
Bergia aestivosa (Wight) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 198 1840. (Syn: Elatine aestivosa Wight); Afghanistan (Nangarhar), Pakistan (Sind, Kurram, Pakistani Punjab, Lahore), India (Punjab, West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), ?Iraq, Java as per Catalogue of Life; References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver. 1.1 India…
Bergia suffruticosa (Delile) Fenzl Bergia ammannioides Roxb. ex Roth BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume 3- 1993) (Distribution): Bergia aestivosa Wight & Arn. (lndia: Punjab West Bengal, Tripura, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu; Pakistan, Iraq and Indonesia (Java)) Bergia ammannioides Roxb. (India: Grows mainly in tropical…